laminate flooring in 5th wheels

rotormech · Mar 29, 2011

going to put laminate in the 5th wheel,anyone know if it is best to glue together the flooring and let it float or or just click together and float it?also have read some guys glue it together and glue it down...any advise?

gforce · Mar 29, 2011

rotormech said:
going to put laminate in the 5th wheel,anyone know if it is best to glue together the flooring and let it float or or just click together and float it?also have read some guys glue it together and glue it down...any advise?

personally i would glue it down..trailers tend to bounce and you would not want to got to site and find the floor has exploded.jmo!

KVF 700 · Mar 29, 2011

In my truck camper I used a small air nailer an nailed it all down. Doesn't move and as far as expanding and contracting I've had no issues. Just put er on top of the old Lino and let er rip.

I put the nails in at an angle in the female grove so they are not visible

rotormech · Mar 29, 2011

been also thinking of using allure,we used it in our laundry room.seemd like good stuff and easy to cut and put in.

tfitz · Mar 29, 2011

In our old trailer I just installed it like u would in a normal case 5 years never had a issue

shoppingcart111 · Mar 29, 2011

I always thought in a holiday trailer you would want something durable and hardwearing and waterproof, incase there's big spills or tracked in dirt or sand etc.

SNAFU · Mar 29, 2011

The lino in our trailer cracked two winters ago so I put down laminate. I installed the sound deadoning foam underlay and just snapped the laminate together. I did not glue it or nail it down. The only place it is fastened to the floor is under the toliet flange, and under the kitchen table post holes. IMO there is too much thermal variation from summer to winter. I can definetly tell that the laminate moves around seasonally when I lift up a furnace vent cover and can see the laminate edge position relative to the ducting. I am glad I didn't fasten it to the floor.

higher n you · Mar 29, 2011

i don't usually nail it down. the table legs, floor registers, and some quarter round on the edges is enough.

-lenny- · Apr 2, 2011

Do you guys find that the slides tend to leave marks? I would really like to pull some carpet and lino and put in laminate, but a little concerned about wear?

higher n you · Apr 2, 2011

just use slide glides on top of the laminate

rotormech · Apr 3, 2011

can you buy actuall slide guides or did you make them?

aaron_m · Apr 3, 2011

Same thing here. Replaced lino 2 years ago, and new lino is lifting a bit.
When I open up the girl in a couple weeks, we will see if I can get another year out of the floor, or have to replace it.

Have trolled around rv forums. There is a product called Allure flooring. Is something that you don't need to fasten to floor, so it does float. I have not hoever found anyone who has put it in a trailer, that gets down to -40 like up here. Anyone have any experience with this flooring?

higher n you · Apr 3, 2011

rotormech said:
can you buy actuall slide guides or did you make them?

Yes. That is the product name. They work quite well. Any Rv dealer has them

inthemud · Sep 5, 2011

I have found that it wears nicely, and very rarely will you find it showing any. I also agree that it's important to not secure it. It is meant to be a floating floor. This will keep it from cracking and showing wear faster. There will be enough weight on it to keep it from moving around.

inthemud · Sep 6, 2011

If you are still concerned about durability, you could also look into engineered flooring as an alternative as well. It might give you some different features that you are looking for. Plus, there might be a cost advantage.

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